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Edward James Van Der Zanden, also affectionately known to friends and family as Edgar, Eddie Spaghetti, and most importantly, Edward the Great, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the age of 63. He was born August 27, 1961, in Hart, the son of Charles and Ida (Hale) Van Der Zanden. Edward was a great outdoorsman with a love for…

SHELBY — Shelby State Bank, in partnership with Great Start Collaborative and the Community Foundation for Oceana County’s Read Early, Read Often program, will soon offer literacy corners in each of its 10 branches. Studies have shown that having books in a child’s home significantly impacts their future literacy as much as the education levels of their parents, and literacy…

Our dad, Lester Williams, 94, went home to be with his one true love, our mother, Roberta Gregwer Williams, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. He was born December 2,1930, in Live Oak Florida to the late Bernie and Netti (McClellan) Williams. He was preceded in death by: his sisters, Marie Yates, Carolyn Rodgers, and Ann Samford; son-in-law, Edward Flood; and…

The birth announcements are a presentation of West Shore Bank, providing service to Mason, Oceana, Manistee, Muskegon, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties; www.westshorebank.com. Marlene Gisela Hernandez, the daughter of Victoria Salinas and Hugo Hernandez Jr. of Walkerville, was born on Friday, July 25, 2025. Unless indicated, births occurred at Corewell Health Ludington Hospital. List of 2024 births List of 2023 births…